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EU leaders set to push ahead with ratification of treaty
18.06.2008 23:34
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EUROPEAN LEADERS are expected to commit to pushing ahead with ratifying the Lisbon Treaty at an EU summit today, giving the Government a few months to consider its options over Ireland's No vote.
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Barroso says respect must be shown to all ratifications
18.06.2008 23:34
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEBATE: IRELAND'S REJECTION of the Lisbon Treaty prompted a lively debate in the European Parliament yesterday, with supporters and critics of the treaty disagreeing on whether it should be declared dead or ratification by other member states be allowed to continue.
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Leaders to regroup in search for resolution to 'Irish situation'
18.06.2008 23:34
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EU SUMMIT: EU LEADERS will meet to try to agree a timeline for the resolution of what diplomats are now calling the “Irish situation” at a summit in Brussels today.
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McCreevy should be removed from post, says socialist leader
18.06.2008 23:34
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COMMISSIONER ACCUSED:THE LEADER of the socialist group in the EU parliament has called for Irish commissioner Charlie McCreevy to be removed from his post, accusing him of contributing to Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by admitting in the run-up to last week's referendum that he had not read the text.
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WHAT THE COMMISSIONER SAID ABOUT THE TREATY. . .
18.06.2008 23:33
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Selected quotes from EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy, speaking in Dublin at meeting hosted by the European Commission, May 23rd last.
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McKenna urges complete renegotiation of treaty
18.06.2008 23:33
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PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT: ONE OF the leading anti-Lisbon Treaty groups has called on the Taoiseach to press for a complete renegotiation of the treaty. The People's Movement yesterday said that the treaty was dead.
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Ring 'not all happy' with parts of treaty
18.06.2008 23:33
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MAYO FINE Gael TD Michael Ring has praised those who voted No in the Lisbon Treaty, saying they had given their answer to the political establishment for dictating to them.
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Cowen to discuss implication of treaty No vote with Barroso
18.06.2008 23:33
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REFERENDUM FALLOUT: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen will meet the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, in Brussels today to discuss the implication of the No vote to the Lisbon Treaty in advance of the EU summit at which the issue will be top of the agenda.
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SF wants move on commissioners
18.06.2008 23:33
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SINN FÉIN: EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS should be elected by national parliaments, which should also be allowed to sack them, Sinn Féin has proposed in a list of demands it wants in a new EU treaty.
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France drops plans to push tax harmonisation
18.06.2008 23:33
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TAX PROPOSAL: FRANCE SAYS it is dropping plans to push forward with tax harmonisation under its European Union presidency, following Ir 2000 eland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.
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Cameron accuses Brown as ratification is completed
18.06.2008 23:33
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BRITISH RATIFICATION: BRITISH PRIME minister Gordon Brown rejected Tory demands that he pronounce the Lisbon Treaty "dead" as his government completed its ratification process in the House of Lords. The legislation will now go to the queen for signing into law.
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Topical themes left most students spoiled for choice
18.06.2008 23:33
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LEAVING CERT ECONOMICS: YESTERDAY’S LEAVING Cert Economics exams were “bang up to date”, fielding questions regarding the price of oil, inflation, banking and credit.
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Keeping old syllabus up with the times
18.06.2008 23:32
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LEAVING CERT CONSTRUCTION STUDIES: SITE SAFETY, planning permission and the environmental impact of housing were among current topics on yesterday’s papers, despite the age of the syllabus.
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Sounding a positive note
18.06.2008 23:32
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JUNIOR CERT MUSIC: IT WAS A harmonious morning for the Junior Cert students of music who sat a “delightful” paper featuring Mahler, Boney M and sean nós music. “This was a very nice paper indeed,” said Mary McFadden, a teacher at Loreto Balbriggan. “Students were very positive coming out.”
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Students' sighs of relief after 'predictable' paper
18.06.2008 23:32
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LEAVING CERT CLASSICAL STUDIES/LATIN: STUDENTS OF Classical Studies were both pleased and relieved coming out of yesterday's Leaving Cert exam. The higher level paper was, "reasonably predictable" but not without its awkward questions, according to the ASTI's Jim O'Dea.
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